Ecuador vs Nepal: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Ecuador

3.7%

in 2024

Nepal

3.7%

in 2024

Ecuador rank

119th

Nepal rank

120th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Ecuador currently reports 3.7% against 3.7% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nepal ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 119th and Nepal ranks 120th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.